Blues beat Capitals 5–2 | HabsMetrics

Final

WSH · Away

2

STL · Home

5

Thursday, January 3, 2019 · Enterprise Center

Game analysis

Blues beat Capitals 5–2

O. Sundqvist scored the game-winner at 16:33 of the second.
A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
J. Allen stopped 23 of 25 shots (.920) for the win.
The Blues controlled play, outshooting the Capitals 42–25.
Power play: STL 1/4, WSH 0/3.
The Blues dominated the dot, winning 68% of faceoffs.

Three stars

1st star
A. Pietrangelo
STL · 1G 1A
2nd star
J. Schwartz
STL · 0G 1A
3rd star
R. Bortuzzo
STL · 0G 1A

Scoring summary

1st

4:00STLR. ThomasAssists: R. Bortuzzo, J. Schwartz0–1
15:34WSHA. OvechkinAssists: M. Kempny, J. Carlson1–1

2nd

3:00WSHB. ConnollyAssists: L. Eller, M. Kempny2–1
12:23STLC. ParaykoPPAssists: R. O'Reilly, D. Perron2–2
16:33STLO. SundqvistAssists: I. Barbashev, A. Pietrangelo2–3

3rd

5:44STLA. PietrangeloAssists: D. Perron, R. O'Reilly2–4
11:08STLT. Bozak2–5

Team stats

Team stats comparison
WSH	Stat	STL
25	Shots	42
31.9%	Faceoff %	68.1%
0/3	Power Play	1/4
17	PIM	15
16	Hits	14
14	Blocked	7
8	Giveaways	4
10	Takeaways	19

Capitals at Blues recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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